Lions and England ready to plug the gaps

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Ian McGeechan and Martin Johnson have anxious waits this week. McGeechan, as head coach of the Lions, faces the potential loss of a second member of his squad for the tour to South Africa in Alan Quinlan, while Johnson, the England team manager, is likely to be without his first-choice fly half for the end-ofseason programme.

European Rugby Cup (ERC) confirmed that Quinlan, the Munster flanker, must appear before a disciplinary panel after being cited for making contact with the eye area of Leo Cullen during Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final with Leinster. His prospects are not good: Martin Corry, the